Gospel of Blood-Chapter 605 : Rest in Peace

She could feel the immense holy power within it.

That too was an artifact.

At this moment, she noticed the Chief Judge’s terrified expression quickly turning into one of ferocity, mixed with madness and resolve.

“God said! All evil must be purified in the light of the sun!”

He raised the “Bible” high, shouting with all his might as he chanted a new holy decree.

A surge of platinum divine power burst from the Bible, coalescing into a sun symbol.

Soon, the platinum divine power transformed into a blinding, sun-like brilliance, but within that brilliance was a strange, eerie pallor.

As this blazing divine power appeared, an ancient, vast aura spread out from the Chief Judge Francesco.

More blood spewed from the Chief Judge’s mouth. His face and arms bulged with throbbing veins, as if his blood vessels were about to burst. It was clear he was casting a divine spell far beyond his capacity.

But even so, the blazing divine power became more immense than ever, surpassing even the divine might of Charlotte’s descent!

“God said… all evil shall be purified under the sun’s brilliance!”

The Chief Judge roared once more, and the blazing divine power formed a burning sword that slashed down toward Charlotte!

Boom——!

The earth trembled as Charlotte was engulfed by the blazing divine power.

“Master/Lady Charlotte——!”

Sebastian and Nice couldn’t help but cry out in alarm.

However, in the next moment, the blazing divine power that should have spread out and destroyed everything suddenly contracted, as if being sucked back in. It quickly receded. 𝙧ÅＮ𝙤ʙÊ𝐒

Charlotte’s figure reappeared, unharmed, and the divine sword formed by the blazing power vanished at her fingertips.

“I see. So you stole holy power and converted it into the corrupted power of the Sun God…”

Charlotte opened her palm, thoughtfully observing the blazing divine power spinning in her hand.

It had lost its ferocity and now flowed gently, like tamed lambs, in her grasp.

Next, crimson flames ignited in Charlotte’s palm, and as her blood divine power in its fiery form spread over the blazing sphere, it quickly devoured it.

When the crimson light faded, nothing remained in her palm.

The divine power summoned by Chief Judge Francesco had been absorbed by Charlotte.

“This… Impossible!”

The Chief Judge’s eyes widened in disbelief.

He trembled slightly, then collapsed to the ground.

“Nothing is impossible.”

Charlotte lowered her hand, looking down at him, her voice as calm as ever.

“If you can use an artifact to convert holy power into sun divine power, I can naturally convert your sun divine power into my blood divine power. After all, these three forces share the same origin.”

The Chief Judge opened his mouth, as if wanting to say something.

But in the next moment, the light in his eyes gradually faded.

Yet, in the final moments before the light vanished, his lips curled into a strange smile.

At the same time, in Charlotte’s perception, the Chief Judge Francesco’s life signs vanished as well.

Charlotte frowned slightly.

As a Demigod, her ability to perceive life had long since evolved.

In her perception, the moment Chief Judge Francesco died, his soul also collapsed.

A cold wind blew from the depths of the cave, causing the Chief Judge’s body to tremble slightly before turning to ashes.

Just like… the elven bloodbornes of Luna Island.

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Charlotte’s expression became solemn.

With a slight gesture, the ashes on the ground floated into Charlotte’s hand. As she looked at the ashes in her palm, she fell into deep thought.

“Meow! Lady Charlotte! You arrived just in time! I really thought I was done for!”

Nice exclaimed joyfully, exaggeratedly praising Charlotte after seeing her defeat the enemy.

Charlotte smiled but didn’t elaborate further.

Of course, she would arrive in time. After all, she had been following them from the moment they infiltrated the Inquisition.

That’s right, Charlotte never expected to rely on their summoning for her arrival.

After learning the truth from the Guardian Scepter, she decided to hide her presence and follow them to investigate.

As for the “Charlotte” sent to the surface to assist, that was merely a decoy, an illusion created by the Guardian Scepter using holy power.

This was because Charlotte was concerned that Nice and Sebastian might face unexpected situations where they couldn’t summon her in time.

After all, it was originally a feint, so she realized there was no need to use herself as the bait.

And the facts proved her judgment correct.

“Master, he…”

Sebastian’s gaze fell on the ashes on the ground, his expression filled with doubt and suspicion.

“He’s dead. Like the elven bloodbornes of Luna Island, he was also… a type of ‘puppet’”

Charlotte said.

“So… it is as expected.”

Sebastian murmured, deep in thought.

“A puppet like the elven bloodbornes of Luna Island?”

Nice was stunned for a moment, his expression becoming serious.

“Yes, I think… just like Luna Island, the Theocracy has long been infiltrated by the Sun Temple, and many Sun followers within the Theocracy may also be this kind of ‘puppet’—likely unaware of their true nature.”

Charlotte explained.

“Oh! Meow! Lady Charlotte! We found out what they were planning! They were trying to summon the Blood Demon Archduke! They wanted to use the Blood Demon Archduke against you!”

Nice suddenly remembered something and quickly reported.

As he spoke, he pointed his paw toward the distant altar.

“That’s their summoning altar!”

Charlotte’s gaze fell on the distant altar, and she gently shook her head.

“That isn’t their true altar. The altar they intend to summon… has likely already been moved.”

“Not the true altar?”

Sebastian was puzzled.

Charlotte approached the altar, her eyes passing over the Demon Eye symbol, belonging to the Blood Demon Archduke, and said,

“To summon an Evil God, you need a vessel. There is no vessel here, so… this isn’t the true altar.”

No… vessel?

Nice glanced at Charlotte, recalling the night several years ago at the Castell Mansion in Borde.

In his memory, it was that night’s “Evil God summoning” that allowed the True Ancestor of Blood to “possess” Charlotte’s body.

Sebastian’s expression was similar, clearly thinking the same.

“In that case, this isn’t an altar for summoning a God, but if it’s not the true summoning altar, what is this used for?”

Sebastian asked, frowning.

Charlotte’s gaze followed the groove extending from the altar into the darkness, finally settling on the thousands of bloodbornes who had lost their minds and turned into blood fiends.

She sighed and said,

“The Blood Demon Archduke’s summoning ritual has many forms, and one of them involves forcibly absorbing the bloodline power of other bloodbornes.”

“If I’m not mistaken, the true purpose of this altar is to absorb the bloodline power of the bloodbornes imprisoned here.”

Nice’s expression changed slightly.

“I know that ritual. It is said to require the sacrifice of soul power… and preferably the power of the sacrifices themselves!”

As he spoke, his gaze fell on the cages holding the blood fiends.

Charlotte nodded and sighed.

“That’s right. These bloodbornes… their souls have been damaged. Though they are still alive, they’ve turned into irreversible monsters, barely different from death.”

Even when the bloodline of a bloodborne ran amok, Charlotte could usually calm their bloodline and restore their sanity.

Not only that, but even if their blood was polluted by origin power, Charlotte could find a way to reverse it.

But the bloodbornes in this cave were beyond help.

The soul is an area where even myths struggle to perform miracles. In Charlotte’s perception, many of these “blood fiends” no longer had souls, surviving merely as mutated flesh driven by their powerful bloodline.

And judging by their clothing, these bloodbornes were likely from the Yunette Peninsula. Furthermore, there were probably many from Eastern Yunette Blacklands and the Coria Kingdom.

“Master, what should we do with these bloodbornes?”

Sebastian couldn’t help but ask.

Looking at the bloodbornes that had completely turned into monsters, Charlotte sighed.

“Let them… rest in peace.”